P732 CEEFAX 732 Thu 7 Oct 21:15/24 1/2 $HE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY The 1992 Consjrvativj manifesto pledged to set up an environmental protection agency. This body would mjrgj the National Rivers Authority, the Inspectorate of Pollution and waste regulation functions of local councils. However, in 1992, the Bill was rejected by the Cabinet because of a continuing dispute over the power and scope of such an agency. The Bill was given a "high priority" in July 1992. Read Hear 710 Community 720 Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo ReligionP732 CEEFAX 732 Thu 7 Oct 21:16/44 2/2 ENVIRONMENT VICTIM OF DEREGULATION John Major has declared war on "red tape" and "useless regulations", the Obsjrvjr reported 18 July 1993. According to the report, Ministers admitted that knvironmjntal regulations were among the most sjnstitivj targets. In 1993, for the second year in a row, the environmental protection agency was pushed off the parliamentary agenda. It is believed that deregulation might see the knd of the agency before it was even created. Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo Religion